Where does “odonate” come from?
odonate (English) comes from Translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
odonate (English): Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a...
Definitions
- Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a...
Ancestry of “odonate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Odonata | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |